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Manheim Central School District-Science - "Big Ideas" Plan paired w/PBS Programming

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K-12

WITFTV (TV Station channel) WITFKids (PBS24/7 channel)

also Math Curriculum

"Big Ideas" May 11-May 15 May 18-May 22 Kindergarten

ARC Literacy Labs: (Unit 4) Entomology

5/13, 4:00 p.m. (WITFKids) The Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! (“Flutterby Butterfly/Pretty in Pink” --butterflies, their wings and many uses/flamingos)

5/19, 8:00 a.m. (WITFTV) Wild Kratts (“Liturgusa Krattorum”--praying mantis species, concept: taxonomy and scientific classification)

5/11, 7:30 a.m. (WITFTV) and 5:30 p.m. (WITFKids)

& 5/15, 7:00 p.m. (WITFKids) Nature Cat (“Great Salt Lake/The Praying Mantis Hunters” --Salt Lake habitat/praying mantis and habitat) *Special: Natural Wonders Week

5/19, 5:30 p.m. (WITFKids) and 5/21, 7:30 a.m. (WITFTV) Nature Cat (“Great Salt Lake/The Praying Mantis Hunters” --Salt Lake habitat/praying mantis and habitat)

5/11, 8:00 a.m. (WITFTV) Wild Kratts (“Mosquito Dragon” --mosquitos, habitat: Cypress Swamp)

5/20, 6:00 p.m. (WITFKids) Wild Kratts (“Bugs or Monkeys” --insects and monkeys in rainforest)

5/14, 7:00 a.m. (WITFTV) Curious George (“The Clean,

Perfect Yellow Hat/Bee is for Bear” --creative problem solving/bees and their contributions)

5/20, 6:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Wild Kratts (“Secrets of the Spiderweb” --spider silk and concept of biotech engineering)

Other suggested

programming for Kindergarten:

Monday

5/11, 7:00 a.m. (WITFTV) Curious George (“Mulch Ado About Nothing/What Goes Up” --composting-how to fertilize plants/levers-how they work, STEM)

5/18, 7:00 a.m. (WITFTV) Curious George (“Amazing Maze Race/Color of Monkey” --mapping, navigation, orienteering/colors--mixing primary colors to make more colors)

5/11, 4:00 (WITFKids) The Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! (“Teeny Weeny Adventure; I See Seeds” --single-celled creatures/how seeds travel via air, water and on animals)

5/18, 12 p.m. (WITFKids) Sid the Science Kid (“Reused Robot!” --concept of recycling, reuse)

5/11, 6:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Wild Kratts (“This Orca Likes Sharks” --ocean habitat; concept: predator/prey)

5/18, 4:00 p.m. (WITFKids) Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! (“Digging the Deep/Puddle Puzzle” --exploring ocean depths and floor/water vapor, evaporation)

Tuesday 5/12, 7:30 a.m. (WITFTV) and 5:30 p.m. (WITFKids) & 5/15, 7:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Nature Cat (“Tally Ho, A Volcano/No Rest for the Squeeky”--volcanoes and how they are created) *Special: Natural Wonders Week

5/19, 7:30 a.m. (WITFTV) Nature Cat (“Ocean Commotion Part 1” --waterways: drains to rivers to oceans) *Part 2 airs on 5/20

5/12, 11:30 a.m. (WITFKids) Splash and Bubbles (“Seal Sitters/From Ray to Zee” --Pacific Harbor seals and kelp forest as habitat)

5/19, 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. (WITFKids) Ready Jet Go! (“How We Find Your Sun/Tree House Observatory” --sun in relation to other stars, yellow dwarf and red dwarf stars/observation, using a telescope)

5/12, 12 p.m. (WITFKids) Sid the Science Kid (“Super Science Tools” --exploring science tools: ruler, estimation jar, chart, magnifying glass)

5/19, 12 p.m. (WITFKids) Sid the Science Kid (“My Ice Pops” --concept: liquids to solids, freezing; solids to liquids, melting)

Wednesday 5/13, 7:00 a.m. (WITFTV) Curious George (“Fun Ball Talley/Red Sky at Night, Monkey Delight” -- concept: estimation/weather observation, prediction, wind)



5/20, 8:00 a.m. & 9:00 p.m. (WITFKids) Ready Jet Go! (“How Come the Moon Changes Shape? /Night of a Bazillion Stars” --phases of moon: position relative to Earth and Sun/star and planet gazing; explore why stars twinkle and planets do not)

5/13, 4:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Dinosaur Train (“Solar Train/Birdwatching”- solar power/observing nature)

5/20, 11:30 a.m. (WITFKids) Splash and Bubbles (“The End of the Ocean/Antarctic Ranger” --difference b/w fresh water and seawater; where the water goes beyond the ocean/Antarctic

habitat-penguins can live in and out of water)

Thursday 5/14, 12 p.m. (WITFKids) Sid the Science Kid (“Slide to the Side” --concept of friction—Forces and Motion)

5/21, 8:00 a.m. & 9:00 p.m. (WITFKids) Ready Jet Go! (“Mission to the Moon/Mindy’s Moon Bounce House” --explores first manned mission to moon, Apollo 11 in 1969, concept of gravity)

5/14, 7:30 a.m. (WITFTV) and 5:30 p.m. (WITFKids) & 5/15, 8:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Nature Cat (“The Grand Mystery of Grand Canyon/Strongest Show on Earth” --Grand Canyon and how it was created) *Special: Natural Wonders Week

5/21, 12 p.m. (WITFKids) Sid the Science Kid (“The Perfect Pancake” --how heat can change things)

5/14, 6:00 p.m. (WITFKids) Wild Kratts (“Zig-Zagged"--zebras, patterns in nature, concept of camouflage)

5/21, 4:00 p.m. (WITFKids) Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! (“Secret Super Digger/Pucker Up and Blow” --plant roots need water, air and compost to grow; how earthworms help plants grow; gardening/concept of whistling and how birds “whistle”)

Friday 5/15, 8:00 a.m. (WITFKids) Ready Jet Go! (“Mindy’s Bedtime/Galileo, Galileo!” --earth and sun orbits and rotations)

5/22, 7:00 a.m. (WITFTV) Curious George (“Water to Ducks/Animal Magnetism” --evaporation/magnets)

5/15, 12 p.m. (WITFKids) Sid the Science Kid (“The Whale Episode” --using non-standard measurement to measure objects that are big)

5/22, 8:00 a.m. & 9:00 p.m. (WITFKids) Ready Jet Go! (“How Come the Moon has Craters? /Backyard Moon Base” --moon craters probably caused by asteroids/moon habitat for humans: what conditions are needed to allow humans to live on moon)

5/15, 4:00 p.m. (WITFKids) Cat in the Hat Knows A lot About That! (“Pick your Friends/Finola’s Farm” -- cows: producing milk, cream, cheese, etc.)

5/22, 12 p.m. (WITFKids) Sid the Science Kid (“Sid’s Super Kick” --concept of Force—makes something move far and fast)

Grade 1 May 11-15 May 18-22 ARC Literacy Labs:

(Unit 4) Plants

5/11, 7:00 a.m. (WITFTV) Curious George (“Mulch Ado About Nothing/What Goes Up” --composting-how to fertilize plants/levers-

5/18, 6:00 am. (WITFKids) Cyberchase (”Hacker Hugs a Tree” --trees as part of ecosystem)

how they work, STEM)


5/18, 6:30 a.m. (WITFKids) Cyberchase (“Journey of a Thousand Food Miles”--food including fruits and vegetables distribution, effect on environment, buying local)

5/12, 6:30 a.m. (WITFKids), Cyberchase ("Missing

Bats in Sensible Flats": apple cactus plants and bats as pollinators)

5/18, 7:30 a.m. (WITFTV) Nature Cat (“Niagara Falls/Nature Plant” -- -Niagara Falls and how waterfalls are formed/plant life) *Special: Natural Wonders Week

5/13, 6:30 a.m. (WITFKids) Cyberchase (“Soil Turmoil”--

soil as ecosystem, essential to plants) 5/20, 7:00 a.m. (WITFTV) Curious George (“Wheels on the Bus/Seed Trouble” --seeds to plants, what seeds need to grow, planting a garden)

5/13, 7:30 a.m. (WITFTV) and 5:30 p.m. (WITFKids) & 5/15, 8:00 p.m. (WITFKids) Nature Cat (“Niagara Falls/Nature Plant” -Niagara Falls and how waterfalls are formed/plant life) *Special: Natural Wonders Week


5/13, 6:00 a.m. and 5/15, 6:30 a.m.(WITFKids) Cyberchase (“Composting in the Clutch” --concept of composting and its benefits)


5/13, 12 p.m. (WITFKids) Sid the Science Kid (“My Mushy Banana” --concept of decay, fruits and vegetables)

Weather vs Climate

5/13, 7:00 a.m. (WITFTV) Curious George (“Fun Ball Talley/Red Sky at Night, Monkey Delight” -- concept: estimation/weather observation, prediction, wind)

5/18, 4:00 p.m. (WITFKids) Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! (“Digging the Deep/Puddle Puzzle” --exploring ocean depths and floor/water vapor, evaporation)

5/13, 8:00 a.m. & 9:00 p.m. (WITFKids) Ready Jet Go! (“Eye in the Sky/Total Eclipse Block Party” --weather observation, prediction/solar eclipse)

5/18, 5:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Nature Cat (“Breezy Rider/Swamp Thing” --wind and power of gusts/swamp habitat)

5/22, 7:00 a.m. (WITFTV) Curious George (“Water to Ducks/Animal Magnetism” --evaporation/magnets)

Types of precipitation

5/15, 7:30 a.m. (WITFTV) and 5:30 p.m. & 9:00 p.m. (WITFKids) Nature Cat (“Under Pressure/Rainy Day” --geysers and how they are created/rain and animals that like rain) *Special: Natural Wonders Week

5/19, 12 p.m. (WITFKids) Sid the Science Kid (“My Ice Pops” --concept: liquids to solids, freezing; solids to liquids, melting)

Earth Science:

Natural resources renewable vs nonrenewable

5/11, 11:30 a.m. (WITFKids) Splash and Bubbles (“The Sand is Grand/The Treasure Trove” --how sand is made/invertebrates)


5/12, 7:00 a.m. (WITFTV) Curious George (“CG and the Dam Builders/CG’s Low High Score” --concept of dams: water flow, management, habitats; concept of number scores, data)

5/19, 6:00 p.m. (WITFKids) Wild Kratts (“Seasquatch”--ocean depths, hydrothermal vents in sea floor, concept of chemosynthesis: how deep-sea creatures transform toxic chemicals into energy)

5/13, 4:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Dinosaur Train (“Solar

Train/Birdwatching”- solar power/observing nature) 5/20, 7:30 a.m. (WITFTV) Nature Cat (“Ocean Commotion Part 2” --waterways: drains to rivers to oceans) *Part 1 airs on 5/19

5/14, 7:30 a.m. (WITFTV) and 5:30 p.m. (WITFKids) &

5/15, 8:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Nature Cat (“The Grand Mystery of Grand Canyon/Strongest Show on Earth” --Grand Canyon and how it was created) *Special: Natural Wonders Week

5/20, 8:00 a.m. (WITFTV) Wild Kratts (“Choose Your Swordfish” --explore ‘billfish”: swordfish, marlin, sailfish; concept of hydrodynamics—physics of motion and action of fluids)

5/14, 11:30 a.m. (WITFKids) Splash and Bubbles (“Puffy/The Big Shake” --sand patterns/earthquakes and causes)

5/20, 11:30 a.m. (WITFKids) Splash and Bubbles (“The End of the Ocean/Antarctic Ranger” --difference b/w fresh water and seawater; where the water goes beyond the ocean/Antarctic habitat-penguins can live in and out of water)

5/20, 5:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Nature Cat (“Amber

Rocks/The Big Stink” --geology: rocks and amber)

Recycling

5/18, 12 p.m. (WITFKids) Sid the Science Kid (“Reused Robot!” --concept of recycling, reuse)

Life Science-genetics and heredity

5/14, 4:00 p.m. (WITFKids) The Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! (“Sniff and Seek/Aye Aye!” --sense of smell/species evolution and adaptation to survive)

5/18, 8:00 a.m. (WITFTV) Wild Kratts (“Elephant Brains!” --African and Asian Elephants, intelligence and social and emotional intelligence)

Grade 2 May 11-15

May 18-22

Life Science:

Plants


5/18, 7:30 a.m. (WITFTV) Nature Cat (“Niagara Falls/Nature Plant” --Niagara Falls and how waterfalls are formed/plant life) *Special: Natural Wonders Week


5/20, 7:00 a.m. (WITFTV) Curious George (“Wheels on the Bus/Seed Trouble” --seeds to plants, what seeds need to grow, planting a garden)

5/13, 7:30 a.m. (WITFTV) and 5:30 p.m. (WITFKids) & 5/15, 8:00 p.m. (WITFKids) Nature Cat (“Niagara Falls/Nature Plant” -- Niagara Falls and how waterfalls are formed/plant life) *Special: Natural Wonders Week


5/13, 12 p.m. (WITFKids) Sid the Science Kid (“My Mushy Banana” --concept of decay, fruits and vegetables)


Animals (habitats) 5/11, 7:30 a.m. (WITFTV) and 5:30 p.m. (WITFKids) & 5/15, 7:00 p.m. (WITFKids) Nature Cat (“Great Salt Lake/The Praying Mantis Hunters” --Salt Lake habitat/praying mantis and habitat) *Special: Natural Wonders Week

5/18, 8:00 a.m. (WITFTV) Wild Kratts (“Elephant Brains!” --African and Asian Elephants, intelligence and social and emotional intelligence)

5/11, 8:00 a.m. (WITFTV) Wild Kratts (“Mosquito Dragon” --mosquitos, habitat: Cypress Swamp)

5/18, 5:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Nature Cat (“Breezy Rider/Swamp Thing” --wind and power of gusts/swamp habitat)


5/18, 6:00 p.m. (WITFKids) Wild Kratts (“Mimic” --cheetahs and using mimicry for communication and defense mechanism)

5/11, 6:30 p.m. (WITFKids) and 5/14, 8:00 a.m. (WITFTV) Wild Kratts (“This Orca Likes Sharks” --ocean habitat; concept: predator/prey)

5/18, 6:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Wild Kratts (“Caracal-Minton” --Caracal cats, its musculature designed for jumping and stalking, concept of ‘form for function’)

5/12, 11:30 a.m. (WITFKids) Splash and Bubbles (“Seal Sitters/From Ray to Zee” --Pacific Harbor seals and kelp forest as habitat)

5/19, 8:00 a.m. (WITFTV) Wild Kratts (“Liturgusa Krattorum”--praying mantis species, concept: taxonomy and scientific classification)

5/12, 4:00 p.m. (WITFKids) The Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! (“Blue Feet Are Neat/A Little Reef Magic” --Blue Footed Booby bird and feet adaptation/coral reef as habitat, concept of camouflage and blending into surroundings)

5/19, 5:30 p.m. (WITFKids) and 5/21, 7:30 a.m. (WITFTV) Nature Cat (“Great Salt Lake/The Praying Mantis Hunters” --Salt Lake habitat/praying mantis and habitat)

5/12, 6:30 p.m. (WITFKids) and 5/15, 8:00 a.m. (WITFTV) Wild Kratts (“Mystery of the Mini Monkey Models” --habitat: Amazon rain forest, monkeys, concept of species recognition)



5/20, 8:00 a.m. (WITFTV) Wild Kratts (“Choose Your Swordfish” --explore ‘billfish”: swordfish, marlin, sailfish; concept of Hydrodynamics—physics of motion and action of fluids)

5/13, 6:00 p.m. (WITFKids) Wild Kratts (“The Vanishing Stingray”-cartilaginous fish: fish without bones)

5/20, 11:30 a.m. (WITFKids) Splash and Bubbles (“The End of the Ocean/Antarctic Ranger” --difference b/w fresh water and seawater; where the water goes beyond the ocean)/Antarctic habitat-penguins can live in and out of water)

5/13, 6:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Wild Kratts (“Cheetah Racer” --cheetahs, adaptation to habitat)

5/20, 4:00 p.m. (WITFKids) The Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! (“Be Cool/Elephant Walk” --how creatures stay cool in hot climates/ the many uses of elephant trunks)

5/14, 4:00 p.m. (WITFKids) Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! (“Sniff and Seek/Aye Aye!” --sense of smell/species evolution and adaptation to survive)

5/20, 6:00 p.m. (WITFKids) Wild Kratts (“Bugs or Monkeys” --insects and monkeys in rainforest)

5/14, 6:00 p.m. (WITFKids) Wild Kratts (“Zig-Zagged"--zebras, patterns in nature, concept of camouflage)

5/21, 8:00 a.m. (WITFTV) Wild Kratts (“Sloth Bear Suction” --try to figure out if a Sloth Bear is a bear or a sloth; uses suction to acquire food, concept of physics: suction)

5/14, 6:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Wild Kratts (“A Huge Orange Problem” --orangutans and habitat: Borneo Forest)

5/21, 6:00 p.m. (WITFKids) Wild Kratts (“Neck and Neck” --giraffes, adaptation of long necks to reach food sources, habitat)

5/15, 6:00 p.m. (WITFKids) Wild Kratts (“Kerhonk”--Proboscis monkeys, how animals communicate)

5/21, 6:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Wild Kratts (“The Food Chain Game” --exploring the food web of African savannah; complex relationships b/w predators and prey; concept of herbivores and carnivores)

5/15, 6:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Wild Kratts (“Koala Balloon” --Koalas and habitat: eucalyptus forest)

5/22, 8:00 a.m. (WITFTV) Wild Kratts (“The Vanishing Stingray”-cartilaginous fish: fish without bones)


5/22, 4:00 p.m. (WITFKids) Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! (“Help with Kelp/Treetop Tom” --kelp forest as habitat/size: tall or small and advantages and disadvantages in nature)

Animals that benefit

Humans (i.e. bees)

5/14, 7:00 a.m. (WITFTV) Curious George (“The Clean, Perfect Yellow Hat/Bee is for Bear” --creative problem solving/bees and their contributions)

5/20, 6:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Wild Kratts (“Secrets of the Spiderweb” --spider silk and concept of biotech engineering)

5/15, 4:00 p.m. (WITFKids) Cat in the Hat Knows A lot About That! (“Pick your Friends/Finola’s Farm” -- cows: producing milk, cream, cheese, etc.)

Grade 3 May 11-15

May 18-22

Earth Science:

Earth and Moon Matter

5/11, 6:00 a.m. (WITFTV) Ready Jet Go! (“Which Moon is Best/Detective Mindy” --comparing Moons of Jupiter and Saturn/Black Holes, concept of gravity)

5/18, 4:00 p.m. (WITFKids) The Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! (“Digging the Deep/Puddle Puzzle” --exploring ocean depths and floor/water vapor, evaporation)


5/19, 7:30 a.m. (WITFTV) Nature Cat (“Ocean Commotion Part 1” --waterways: drains to rivers to oceans) * Part 2 airs on 5/20

5/12, 7:30 a.m. (WITFTV) and 5:30 p.m. (WITFKids) & 5/15, 7:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Nature Cat (“Tally Ho, A Volcano/No Rest for the Squeeky”--volcanoes and how they are created) *Special: Natural Wonders Week

5/19, 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. (WITFKids) Ready Jet Go! (“How We Find Your Sun/Tree House Observatory” --sun in relation to other stars, yellow dwarf and red dwarf stars/observation, using a telescope to observe remote objects)

5/13, 8:00 a.m. & 9:00 p.m. (WITFKids) Ready Jet Go! (“Eye in the Sky/Total Eclipse Block Party” --weather observation, prediction/solar eclipse)


5/14, 6:00 a.m. (WITFTV) Ready Jet Go! (“Date Night/Face on Fritz” --Earth’s atmosphere compared with other planets/technology as effective tool when people know how to monitor and program it)



5/20, 8:00 a.m. & 9:00 p.m. (WITFKids) Ready Jet Go! (“How Come the Moon Changes Shape? /Night of a Bazillion Stars” --phases of moon: position relative to Earth and Sun/star and planet gazing; explore why stars twinkle and planets do not)

5/14, 11:30 a.m. (WITFKids) Splash and Bubbles (“Puffy/The Big Shake” --sand patterns/earthquakes and causes)

5/20, 5:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Nature Cat (“Amber Rocks/The Big Stink” --geology: rocks and amber)



5/14, 12 p.m. (WITFKids) Sid the Science Kid (“Slide to the Side” --concept of friction—Forces and Motion)


5/21, 5:30 p.m. (WITFKids) and 5/22, 7:30 a.m. (WITFTV) Nature Cat (“Tally Ho, A Volcano/No Rest for the Squeeky”--volcanoes and how they are created) *Special: Natural Wonders Week


Simple &Compound

machines


Grade 4

May 11-15

May 18-22

Earth Science:

Properties of Matter

5/12, 7:30 a.m. (WITFTV) and 5:30 p.m. (WITFKids) & 5/15, 7:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Nature Cat (“Tally Ho, A Volcano/No Rest for the Squeeky”--volcanoes and how they are created) *Special: Natural Wonders Week

5/18, 7:30 a.m. (WITFTV) Nature Cat (“Niagara Falls/Nature Plant” --Niagara Falls and how waterfalls are formed/plant life) *Special: Natural Wonders Week

5/14, 6:00 a.m. (WITFTV) Ready Jet Go! (“Date

Night/Face on Fritz” --Earth’s atmosphere compared with other planets/technology as effective tool when people know how to monitor and program it)





5/20, 5:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Nature Cat (“Amber Rocks/The Big Stink” --geology: rocks and amber)


Changes of matter

5/19, 12 p.m. (WITFKids) Sid the Science Kid (“My

Ice Pops” --concept: liquids to solids, freezing; solids to liquids, melting)

5/21, 12 p.m. (WITFKids) Sid the Science Kid (“The Perfect Pancake” --how heat can change things)

Energy 5/11, 6:00 a.m. (WITFTV) Ready Jet Go! (“Which

Moon is Best/Detective Mindy” --comparing Moons of Jupiter and Saturn/Black Holes, concept of gravity)


5/11, 12 p.m. (WITFKids) Sid the Science Kid (“Ignatz’s Inertia” --concept of inertia—Forces and Motion)




Electricity

Grade 5 May 11-15

May 18-22

Earth Science 5/12, 7:30 a.m. (WITFTV) and 5:30 p.m. (WITFKids) & 5/15, 7:30 p.m. (WITFKids) Nature Cat (“Tally Ho, A Volcano/No Rest for the Squeeky”--volcanoes and how they are created) *Special: Natural Wonders Week


5/14, 6:00 a.m. (WITFTV) Ready Jet Go! (“Date Night/Face on Fritz” --Earth’s atmosphere compared with other planets/technology as effective tool when people know how to monitor and program it)






Forces and Motion

5/11, 6:00 a.m. (WITFTV) Ready Jet Go! (“Which Moon is Best/Detective Mindy” --comparing Moons of Jupiter and Saturn/Black Holes, concept of gravity)


5/11, 12 p.m. (WITFKids) Sid the Science Kid (“Ignatz’s Inertia” --concept of inertia—Forces and Motion)

5/21, 8:00 a.m. (WITFTV) Wild Kratts (“Sloth Bear Suction” --try to figure out if a Sloth Bear is a bear or a sloth; uses suction to acquire food, concept of physics: suction)




Grade 6 May 11-15

May 18-22

Afternoon Science Programming for middle school students


5/11, 2 p.m. (WITFTV) Great Yellowstone Thaw -- Part 1

5/18, 2 p.m. (WITFTV) NOVA—First Man on the Moon

(A Yellowstone winter is a brutal one and the wildlife must find strategies to survive.)

(An intimate portrait of an American hero features interviews with Neil Armstrong’s family and friends.)

5/12, 2 p.m. (WITFTV) Great Yellowstone Thaw—Part 2

5/19, 2 p.m. (WITFTV) NOVA-Lethal Seas

(Cameras continue to follow the wildlife dramas in Yellowstone as Spring brings many new challenges.)

(As carbon emissions raise the oceans’ acidity, experts try to crack the code of the changing seas).

5/13, 2 p.m. (WITFTV) Great Yellowstone Thaw--Part 3

5/20, 2 p.m. (WITFTV) Inside Einstein’s Mind

(A wildfire in the Beartooth Mountains, a pack of wolves and orphaned young grizzlies are featured.)

(Albert Einstein's simple but powerful ideas that reshaped our understanding of gravity are examined.)

5/14, 2 p.m. (WITFTV) Genius by Stephen Hawking—Can We Time Travel?

5/21, 2 p.m. (WITFTV) Genius by Stephen Hawking—Why Are We Here?

(Stephen Hawking challenges three ordinary people to determine if time travel is possible.)

(Stephen Hawking challenges three ordinary people to work out why they exist at all.)

5/15, 2 p.m. (WITFTV) Genius by Stephen Hawking—Are We Alone?

5/22, 2 p.m. (WITFTV) Genius by Stephen Hawking-- Where Did the Universe Come from?

(Stephen Hawking challenges three ordinary people to work out the likelihood of alien life exists in the universe.)

(Stephen Hawking challenges three ordinary people to work out where the universe came from.)

Also Math curriculum STEM Programming STEM Programming

Physics Simple Machines

Electricity, Magnetism

5/14, 5:00 p.m. (WITFTV) The Robot Doctor (Episode 101: “Robotics: An Introduction” –Design elements and how they relate to the purpose of a robot) *Episode runs 14 minutes and will be repeated

5/21, 5:00 p.m. (WITFTV) The Robot Doctor (Episode 102: “Robotics: Sense - Plan - Act Framework”-- How a robot can break down its tasks into sensing the surroundings, planning what to do next, then executing that plan.) *Episode 101 will repeat followed by 102

Online Resource for

Middle School Sciences

PBS Learning Media https://witf.pbslearningmedia.org/


Grade 7 April 27-May 1 May 4-8























Life Science: Ecology Ecosystems

5/13, 4:00 p.m. (WITFTV) Surviving the Dust Bowl: American Experience (1930’s dust storms ravaged the parched and over plowed southern plains, turning bountiful wheat fields into desert)

5/19, 8:00 p.m. (WITFTV) NOVA—Deadliest Tornadoes (Explores the science behind the deadly outbreak of tornadoes in April 2011 and how this outbreak relates to global climate change)

5/13, 8 p.m. (WITFTV) Spy in the Wild--A Nature Miniseries (The Islands—South Pacific: wildlife and habitats)

5/20, 8:00 p.m. (WITFTV) Spy in the Wild--A Nature Miniseries (The Poles—Arctic and Antarctic: wildlife and habitats)

5/13, 9:00 p.m. (WITFTV) NOVA: Eagle Power (Eagles—study of these remarkable birds and their powers of strength, eyesight and flying skills).

Online Resource for Middle School

Sciences



Grade 8 April 27-May 1 May 4-8 Afternoon Science Programming for middle school

students Afternoon Science Programming for middle school students

















5/15, 2 p.m. (WITFTV) Genius by Stephen Hawking—

Are We Alone? 5/22, 2 p.m. (WITFTV) Genius by Stephen Hawking-- Where Did the Universe Come from?



Climate Science: Human Impact

5/13, 4:00 p.m. (WITFTV) Surviving the Dust Bowl: American Experience (1930’s dust storms ravaged the parched and over plowed southern plains, turning bountiful wheat fields into desert


Online Resource for Middle School

Sciences



High School 9-12 April 27-May 1 May 4-8 Afternoon Science Programming for high school

students Afternoon Science Programming for high school students





















Also Math curriculum STEM Programming STEM Programming 5/14, 5:00 p.m. (WITFTV) The Robot Doctor (Episode

101: “Robotics: An Introduction” –Design elements and how they relate to the purpose of a robot) *Episode runs 14 minutes and will be repeated

5/21, 5:00 p.m. (WITFTV) The Robot Doctor (Episode 102: “Robotics: Sense - Plan - Act Framework”-- How a robot can break down its tasks into sensing the surroundings, planning what to do next, then executing that plan.) *Episode 101 will repeat followed by 102

WITF Radio (FM 89.5) Listening Programs

5/1, 2-4 p.m. Ideas Exchange (WITF Radio FM 89.5) Science Friday (two 1- hour segments) https://www.sciencefriday.com/ Covering the outer reaches of space to the tiniest microbes in our bodies, Science. Friday is the source for entertaining and educational stories about science, technology, and other cool stuff.

5/8, 2-4 p.m. Ideas Exchange (WITF Radio FM 89.5) Science Friday (two 1- hour segments) https://www.sciencefriday.com/ Covering the outer reaches of space to the tiniest microbes in our bodies, Science. Friday is the source for entertaining and educational stories about science, technology, and other cool stuff.

Online Resource for High School Sciences



Biology Photosynthesis Cellular Respiration Cell Division Meiosis/Mitosis

5/13, 9:00 p.m. (WITFTV) NOVA—Decoding Covid-19 (understanding, containing and finding a treatment for this deadly and contagious virus)

Genetics/DNA

Evolution

Ecology

5/13, 4:00 p.m. (WITFTV) Surviving the Dust Bowl: American Experience (1930’s dust storms ravaged the parched and over plowed southern plains, turning bountiful wheat fields into desert)


5/13, 8:00 p.m. (WITFTV) Spy in the Wild--A

Nature Miniseries (The Islands—South Pacific: wildlife and habitats)

5/20, 8:00 p.m. (WITFTV) Spy in the Wild--A Nature Miniseries (The Poles—Arctic and Antarctic: wildlife and habitats)

5/20, 9:00 p.m. (WITFTV) NOVA: Eagle Power (Eagles—study of these remarkable birds and their powers of strength, eyesight and flying skills).

Chemistry Stoichiometry

Acids/Bases Chemical Reactions Gases

http://www.sciencefriday.com/

http://www.sciencefriday.com/

Solutions Physics Newton's Law

Projectile Motion Forces Momentum and Energy Magnets Waves Sound Light Electromagnetic

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